Mahabharata [sanskrit]

699,462 words | ISBN-10: 812150094X | ISBN-13: 9788121500944

The Sanskrit edition of the Mahabharata, one of the largest epic poems ever written, consisting of 100,000 metrical verses. Consisting of 18 books, the Mahabharata details the history and legends concerning ancient India (Bharata), including a major battle campaign involving the Kauravas and the Pandavas, also known as the Kurukshetra War. This portion also contains the Bhagavad-Gita. Alternative titles: Mahābhārata (महाभारत).

Verse 13.88.5

द्वौ मासौ तु भवेत्तृप्तिर्मत्स्यैः पितृगणस्य ह ।
त्रीन्मासानाविकेनाहुश्चातुर्मास्यं शशेन तु ॥ ५ ॥

dvau māsau tu bhavettṛptirmatsyaiḥ pitṛgaṇasya ha |
trīnmāsānāvikenāhuścāturmāsyaṃ śaśena tu || 5 ||

Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.

...grain, of barley, and of even the rarer and costly jewels. Do not seek to eat this food that is inedible. Tell me what I should give unto you for the support of your bodies!' "The Rishis said, 'O king, an acceptance of gifts from a monarch is...

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (13.88.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dva, Masa, Tripti, Matsya, Pitrigana, Han, Tri, Avika, Ahu, Caturmasya, Shasha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.88.5). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “dvau māsau tu bhavettṛptirmatsyaiḥ pitṛgaṇasya ha
  • dvau -
  • dva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • māsau -
  • māsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • tṛptir -
  • tṛpti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    tṛpti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • matsyaiḥ -
  • matsya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • pitṛgaṇasya -
  • pitṛgaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • ha -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “trīnmāsānāvikenāhuścāturmāsyaṃ śaśena tu
  • trīn -
  • tri (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • māsān -
  • māsa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • āvikenā -
  • āvika (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    āvika (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • ahuś -
  • ahu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ahu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [aorist active third plural]
  • cāturmāsyam -
  • cāturmāsya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cāturmāsya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cāturmāsyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śaśena -
  • śaśa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.88.5

Cover of edition (2013)

The complete Mahabharata (12 Volumes)
by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013)

4900 pages; [Publisher: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd.] ISBN: ‎ 812150094X or 9788121500944;

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Cover of edition (2003)

The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 13.88.5 in Kannada sript:
ದ್ವೌ ಮಾಸೌ ತು ಭವೇತ್ತೃಪ್ತಿರ್ಮತ್ಸ್ಯೈಃ ಪಿತೃಗಣಸ್ಯ ಹ ।
ತ್ರೀನ್ಮಾಸಾನಾವಿಕೇನಾಹುಶ್ಚಾತುರ್ಮಾಸ್ಯಂ ಶಶೇನ ತು ॥ ೫ ॥

Cover of edition (2008)

The Complete Mahabharata (9 volumes)
by M. N. Dutt (2008)

6415 pages; Sanskrit Text with English Translation; [Edited By: Dr. Ishwar Chandra Sharma & Dr. O.N. Bimali] [Publisher: Parimal Publication Pvt. Ltd.]

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Cover of edition (2017)

Mahabharata (Hindi Translation, Six Volumes)
by Sahityacharya Pandit Ramnarayandutt Shastri Pandey "Ram" (2017)

7350 pages; [महाभारत] [Publisher: Gita Press, Gorakhpur] 44 Color and Black/white illustrations.

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Cover of Bengali edition

The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)

3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]

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Preview of verse 13.88.5 in Bengali sript:
দ্বৌ মাসৌ তু ভবেত্তৃপ্তির্মত্স্যৈঃ পিতৃগণস্য হ ।
ত্রীন্মাসানাবিকেনাহুশ্চাতুর্মাস্যং শশেন তু ॥ ৫ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)

14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]

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Preview of verse 13.88.5 in Gujarati sript:
દ્વૌ માસૌ તુ ભવેત્તૃપ્તિર્મત્સ્યૈઃ પિતૃગણસ્ય હ ।
ત્રીન્માસાનાવિકેનાહુશ્ચાતુર્માસ્યં શશેન તુ ॥ ૫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 13.88.5 in Malayalam sript:
ദ്വൌ മാസൌ തു ഭവേത്തൃപ്തിര്മത്സ്യൈഃ പിതൃഗണസ്യ ഹ ।
ത്രീന്മാസാനാവികേനാഹുശ്ചാതുര്മാസ്യം ശശേന തു ॥ ൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.88.5 in Telugu sript:
ద్వౌ మాసౌ తు భవేత్తృప్తిర్మత్స్యైః పితృగణస్య హ ।
త్రీన్మాసానావికేనాహుశ్చాతుర్మాస్యం శశేన తు ॥ ౫ ॥

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